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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Brazil sets daily record of new coronavirus cases + Tensions soar as US orders China consulate closed + China to launch Mars probe, in space race with US + Humans in America far earlier than thought: study + Kim Kardashian asks for empathy for husband Kanye Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANIERO The number of coronavirus infections around the world passes 15 million as the crisis in Latin America deepens with Brazil setting a daily record for new cases. 750 words 0300 GMT by Joshua Berger with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video China-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP HOUSTON, Texas US-Chinese tensions, already rising because of the coronavirus pandemic and a crackdown in Hong Kong, ratchet up another notch as the United States orders the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston within 72 hours. 800 words moved by Mark Felix. Picture. Video Also moved: US-China-politics-diplomacy,FOCUS US-China-politics-diplomacy-Health-virus,FACTS China-space-Mars,WRAP WENCHANG, Hainan China is expected to launch a rover to Mars on a journey coinciding with a similar US mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep space. 600 words 0430 GMT by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-Americas-Mexico-palaeontology-archaeology,WRAP PARIS Tools excavated from a cave in central Mexico are strong evidence that humans were living in North America at least 30,000 years ago, some 15,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists say. 700 words moved by Marlowe Hood Health-US-bipolar-Kardashian-West-entertainment WASHINGTON Kim Kardashian West opens up about her husband Kanye West's bipolar disorder, calling on the media and public to show "compassion and empathy" in light of the rapper's recent erratic behavior. 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-Chicago-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump announces he is deploying more federal agents to Chicago and other major cities to help battle a jump in gun violence and shooting deaths. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Washington signs a $1.95 billion agreement with US pharma giant Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech for 100 million doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine, part of an aggressive push to start immunizing Americans early next year. 550 words moved by Issam Ahmed US-society-racism-internet,FOCUS NEW YORK Celebrities, brands, leaders and ordinary people are all falling foul of "cancel culture", a movement that seeks to change society by punishing perceived transgressions but which critics denounce as excessive and contributing to increased political polarization. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain Health-virus-US-Florida-funerals,FOCUS MIAMI For one young funeral assistant in Florida, his social life has been dead -- his main human interactions are with deceased coronavirus victims at the funeral home where he works. 450 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video US-politics-media-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Twitter's decision to crack down on the conspiracy-theory mongering of the loose-knit QAnon group underscores its increasing reach into the mainstream of US politics. 750 words 0200 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-history-justice-rights,WRAP PETROZAVODSK, Russia A Russian court convicts a respected Gulag historian in a controversial sexual abuse case, but hands down a sentence that should see him freed in the autumn. 650 words moved by Marina Koreneva. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-rights-press,FACTS Britain-Russia-US-media-Steele,lead LONDON Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele testifies that he never intended his 2016 compilation of unverified reports about Russia's links to Donald Trump to go public. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Germany-court-WWII-Holocaust-history HAMBURG, Germany A German court will give its verdict in the high-profile trial of a former Nazi concentration camp guard, 93, accused of complicity in the murder of thousands of people during World War II. 550 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Bronst. File picture. File video Greece-fire-investigation,FOCUS ATHENS Two years after 102 people died in Greece's worst fire tragedy, a judicial probe into operational errors has been rocked by cover-up claims, while reconstruction remains a distant goal. 650 words 0230 GMT by John Hadoulis. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-environment-health,FOCUS RMEILAN, Syria In his village near a northeast Syria oil facility, Abdulkarim Matar said he has watched his horses die because of oil spills that have polluted waterways in the resource-rich region. 720 words 0300 GMT by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-crisis,WRAP BAMAKO Five African leaders are set to make a fresh bid to end Mali's political crisis on Thursday, following weeks of sometimes-deadly protests demanding the country's embattled president resign. 700 words 0300 GMT by Amaury Hauchard. Picture. Video SAfrica-history-apartheid-Mlangeni,lead JOHANNESBURG End of an era: anti-apartheid fighter Andrew Mlangeni, the last of the men who stood alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1963-64 Rivonia Trial, has died at the age of 95. 450 words moved. File picture. File video -- ASIA -- Singapore China HongKong politics,FOCUS SINGAPORE Limited democracy, but high living standards and stability is a trade-off most Singaporeans seem willing to live with -- and one some have suggested as a model Hong Kong can emulate as Beijing tightens its control over the city. 600 words 0330 GMT by Sam Reeves and Martin Abbugao -- LIFESTYLE & HEALTH -- Health-virus-transport-urban-planning-bikes,FOCUS PARIS Bikes are booming across the globe as people seek to avoid crowded buses and trains for their daily commutes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic -- or get back into shape after long months of lockdown. 650 words 0400 GMT by Juliette Vilrobe, with AFP bureaus in Asia and the US. File picture. Graphic Health-virus-Britain-theatre LONDON Britain's world-leading theatre industry faces mass redundancies and venue closures because of the effect of the coronavirus lockdown, lawmakers say. 550 words moved -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-year-Japan,WRAP TOKYO Japan holds subdued celebrations to mark one year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the coronavirus pandemic hanging over preparations and raising stark fears about whether the Games will go ahead at all. 650 words 0230 GMT by Sara Hussein. Picture. Video. Graphic Gymnastics-AUS-abuse SYDNEY A host of former Australian gymnasts go public with accounts of physical, mental and emotional abuse in the sport, which left at least one contemplating suicide. 550 words 0200 GMT Fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-Chelsea,2ndlead LONDON Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says having the opportunity to lift the Premier League trophy at Anfield meant the world to him despite having to do so in an empty stadium with fans shut out due to coronavirus. 550 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture afp
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